| 单词 | fanatic |
| 释义 | fanatic (once / 539 pages) nadj If you’re apt to come off as a little zany and express extreme enthusiasm for a particular idea or thing, you may be described as a fanatic. "She’s a real vegetable fanatic; I’ve never seen someone so enthusiastic about gardening methods. From the Latin fanaticus meaning “mad, enthusiastic,” the noun fanatic means “zealous person.” You know how right before the family gathers for Thanksgiving each year, everyone warns each other not to get your Uncle Jimmy started on the role of government in everyday life? That’s because he’s a fanatic, and as Winston Churchill so aptly phrased it, “A fanatic is someone who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject.” WORD FAMILYfanatic: fanatical, fanatically, fanaticism, fanatics, fanatism+/fanaticism: fanaticisms USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not often when the computer geeks and football fanatics align in agreement. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Or being the helping and saving hand for those who are often fleeing from wars lead by extremists and fanatics? New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Islamist terrorist fanatics and the west’s ascendant populist right are now working in tandem. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) 1n a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill Syn|Hyper fiend enthusiast, partisan, partizan an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity 2adj marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea Syn fanatical, overzealous, rabid passionate having or expressing strong emotions |
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